Passing this on for any interest you may have... Ottawa Blues, Jazz & Swing Guide Phone: (613) 829-3725 www.ottawabluesjazz.ca bluesandjazzguy(a)ncf.ca FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SANKOFA A Youth Concert On Sunday June 3rd at 4pm, the Black Sheep Inn in Wakefield, Quebec will host Baobab Youth Performers in an all-ages drum and dance performance. SANKOFA is the Ghanaian Adinkra symbol which means “return and get it”. This African proverb advises that you need to return and honour your past, as it will inform your future endeavors and directions. To that end, we will be inviting Baobab Youth alumnae to participate in the event. The symbol is that of a bird looking backwards while moving forward. This is the first annual SANKOFA concert. Baobab Youth Performers engages students from all over the capital region to perform the vibrant music and dance of Ghana. Since being founded in 1995, the group has performed for many audiences from the National Arts Centre, to Ottawa Bluesfest, to Blue Skies Music Festival to the town square in Elmina, Ghana. They continue to give back to development causes in Ghana. SANKOFA CONCERT Sunday June 3rd, 4pm Black Sheep Inn $10 Adults $8 Students, Seniors kids under 12 free Tickets available at www.theblacksheepinn.com or at the door For more information please call (613) 725-6994 Or visit www.baobabtree.org -- Hayley de Bie Manager in the office Monday - Thursday from 9am - 2pm Studio & Office 415C Piccadilly Avenue Ottawa, ON Canada K1Y 0H3 (on the Mayfair side of St. Georges Church) www.baobabtree.org (613)725-6994 Subscribe, Unsubscribe or change your list options info here: http://lists.ncf.ca/mailman/listinfo/ottawabluesandjazz